Business continuity news 20th May 2005

news headlines: 20th May 2005

The future of high availability
High availability solutions have evolved significantly over the past couple of years but what will tomorrow’s HA solutions look like?
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•Date: 20th May 2005 •Region: US/UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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It’s a funny business…
The second in a series of short thought provoking comments by Mike Bemis.
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•Date: 20th May 2005 •Region N.America /World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BSI publishes new fire prevention standards for businesses
BSI Business Information has recently published new UK fire standards to help businesses meet fire safety requirements.
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•Date: 20th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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HP launches new portfolio for SMB business continuity market
Three pronged approach offers security protection, data protection and business-critical availability products and services.
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•Date: 20th May 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Storage Expo 2005
• Nimbus delivers simple and affordable disaster recovery for IP SANs
• German business continuity company, GIC, has been bought by IXEurope
• The Basel II Accord and House Resolution 1226
• Poweredcom Japan launches disaster recovery services
• Symantec and Veritas merger vote set for June 24th
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More news:
Thursday 19th May
Tuesday 17th May - Weds 18th

Friday 13th May - Monday 16th May
Thursday 12th May
Tuesday 10th May - Weds 11th

Friday 6th May - Monday 9th May
Thursday 5th May
Wednesday 4th May

Friday 29th April - Tues 4th May
Thursday 28th April
Wednesday 27th April

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2004 archive
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• The business continuity message is getting through…

• EU and US hold high-level meeting on border and transport security

• FAIA establishes disaster recovery service for members

• HSE makes the case for sensible risk management

• Examining the insider threat

• Batten down the hatches…

• Protecting the bottom line

• One year of SOX…

• Lack of awareness is increasing the phishing threat

• UK Business Continuity Awards winners

• Medium sized UK businesses plan large business continuity and security investments in 2005

• Online Business Continuity Planning Starter Kit launched

• Small and medium-sized businesses facing increasing security and regulatory challenges

• Business Roundtable announces initiative to expand relief and recovery in response to global natural disasters

• An alternate space review checklist

• UK Accounting Standards Board issues Operating and Financial Review standard

• The rise and rise of the chief risk officer

• ‘Getting Serious About Cybersecurity’

• FSA publishes report into off-shore outsourcers’ business continuity arrangements

• FEMA sets out the need for long-term disaster recovery committees

• ‘Assured Recovery’ software launched by XOsoft

• Finance sector struggles with e-mail compliance management and security

• Grenada situation provides wide-area disaster recovery lessons

• Telstra Europe puts business continuity plans to the test

• SOX: what does it mean for UK companies?

• The Association of Contingency Planners reaches 1,500 members mark

• Series of recovery centre open days announced by ICM

• Enterprise risk management: a long-term solution for compliance, governance and sustained growth in shareholder value

• Legal settlement on emergency evacuation needs of people with disabilities

• Restructuring plan revealed by IBM

• Avian influenza: EC proposes updated measures aimed at preventing epidemics

• Business Roundtable publishes business protection guidance

• Basel Committee issues guidance on the compliance function in banks

• ‘Metropolitan Continuity Service’ launched by Lightpath

• IBHS business continuity guide for small businesses

• The top five ways that companies benefit from emergency mass notification systems

• Continuity of operations planning : survival for government

• It never rains in Southern California…

• New survey studies what e-mail continuity measures UK companies are taking

• FEMA outlines enhanced preparations for hurricane disaster recovery

• European Commission sets up expert group to advise on corporate governance developments

• US National Counterterrorism Center and Department of State publish terrorism updates

• Business Continuity Awards short list now available

• SunGard Availability Services releases economic justification tools

• Anti-spam controls are reducing the reliability of e-mail communications

• Solution launched to enforce regulatory compliance for employees and third parties

• Factors to be considered when selecting a business continuity planner and partner

• Do-it-yourself information availability not worth the effort: IDC

• Universal Imaging Utility 2.0 : the next evolution in disk imaging

• Outstanding disaster recovery efforts rewarded with the SBA Phoenix Award

• Web server attacks and website defacements increase by 36 percent

• Is climate change a business continuity issue?

• Iron Mountain issues advice on privacy issues with backup tapes

• HP looks to broaden its approach to business continuity

• SunGard publishes first quarter 2005 results

• Synstar to open new Thames Valley business recovery centre

• Measuring operational risk management systems under Basel II

• IBM launches ‘Resilience Program Assessment’ service

• Unisys “overcomes time and distance barriers of IT disaster recovery”

• Is grid computing technology coming of age?

• Outsourcing trend starts to fall off

• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority publishes business continuity regulations

• Phoenix EGM approves NDR acquisition

• Is machine-to-machine the gap in your security?

• Various disaster declarations made in the US

• Unravelling business continuity terminology

• Businesses feel more at risk

• US Critical infrastructure Warning Information Network complete

• Accounting for staff in a crisis

• NIST publishes World Trade Center collapse study

• Most common items which are overlooked in business continuity plans

• European Commission to undertake Europe wide pandemic response exercise

• DHS provides new grants for protecting transit systems

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 may pose new business continuity threat

• Another active hurricane season on the cards

• NSF launches $19 million research program for long-term solutions to information security

• On-demand ‘rapid server recovery service’ launched

• UK insolvency service outlines scope of new Insolvency Act

• The hidden vulnerabilities in critical power supply protection

• Belgian financial sector regulator publishes business continuity guidance

• New BlackBerry software enables rapid location of key staff members in a crisis

• Boston to host anti-terrorism research and development collaboration meeting

• European Commission prioritises security and anti-terrorism research

• A complete network continuity solution

• Kenya gets business recovery facility

• Voice Continuity Services announces After Hours Service

• The changing role of business continuity software

• FSSCC identifies critical concerns for financial infrastructure protection in 2005

• Business Recovery Managers Association and the Information Systems Audit & Control Association meeting report

• HP wins DARPA Internet continuity research contract

• ICM to open its first recovery centre in Scotland

• Southern California tsunami scenario modelled

• More details of SunGard acquisition made available

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